[ JDK VERSION : 1.5.0_04 ]
Using slackware 10.1, kernel 2.6.10 and jdk 1.5.0_04
The installer gives multiple times the next error
Initializing InstallShield Wizard........
./netbeans-5_0-beta-bin-linux.bin: line 189: bc: command not found
./netbeans-5_0-beta-bin-linux.bin: line 404: [: : integer expression expected
Using the archive as work around

Yet another report of 'bc' missing on the target system. I know IS 11 now
depends on 'bc'. However, there seems to be many Linux installations that don't
install 'bc' by default. Do we have an option of using something else with IS
11? If not, can we detect the problem and provide the user with a better
warning? In the worst case, we'll need to release note this as a known issue.

It is known problem of Install Shield. See
http://support.installshield.com/kb/view.asp?articleid=Q110974. The refer to
Mandrake. Slackware is apparently another Linux distribution with this problem.
The only possible solution for would be to modify installer startup script not
to use bc. (It is used just to convert hexadecimal number to decimal.)